After another close call on Saturday when almost as much went wrong as right, Tulane football coach Jon Sumrall offered this assessment of his 6-1 team.

“I told them in the locker room nobody’s going to question our toughness,” he said. “Now we’re not pretty yet, but we’re finding ways to win. I told them once we match pretty and tough together, we’re going to be a harder out.”

They also are in a stronger position to reach the American Conference championship game than anyone would have imagined when they faced a fourth-and-8 at the Army 12 while trailing 17-10 with two minutes left. Jake Retzlaff’s clutch touchdown passes to Bryce Bohanon and Shazz Preston saved the Green Wave in its 24-17 victory. A few hours later, Memphis could not complete an even more dramatic comeback, blowing

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